TINA WOLSTENCROFT
EMPIRE REVUE
Rhode Island’s longest-running sketch-comedy showcase, the Empire Revue picks apart a new theme each month with original sketches and songs darting hilariously between pithy and poignant, lofty and low-brow, satirical and generous, warm and idiotic.
Amplified by a live house band and palate-cleansed by a handful of guest artists (comedians, musicians, dancers, and whatevers), each show’s inviting energy builds to a curated explosion of performance.
Since 2006, Keith Munslow has directed the Empire Revue, led its house band, and assembled its wildly creative ensemble of writer/performers. The process has rolled continuously ever since: start with a theme, write a bunch of material, rehearse it into shape, perform it the first Sunday of the month – and repeat. Some 150 shows, thousands of sketches, and several hundred songs later, it’s a finely oiled contraption that periodically breaks from routine to write and perform full-length musical plays, including the 2018-19 smash hit “Benny’s: The Musical.”
The Empire Revue takes place the first Sunday of every month* at 7pm, AS220’s Mainstage in Providence, RI.
IMPROV
Active teams: State Champs, Gritty Modern Reboot, and Whatever's Cool
Former student, teacher, and house team member of the Providence Improv Guild.
Performing monthly at Wage House Theatre in Pawtucket, RI
Performed at 2017, 2018, and 2019 Providence Improv Fests
Providence Improv Guild (P.I.G.) is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to building a community of improvisers in Providence. In conjunction with the Southside Cultural Center, they provide a venue for local and regional improv artists, as well as affordable entertainment for Rhode Islanders.
Their mission is to provide Improv and comedic theatre education that is affordable and accessible to individuals, community groups, schools, and other persons. They are a community run organization which relies on the tremendous talent, tenacity, and teamwork of their members to create a place where friends are found and connections are made.
Wage House is an improv comedy theater created in 2016 by Casey Calderiso and Kate Teichman. Their first show was held on February 3, 2017. Located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, this performance space and training center is a happy part of the artistic community working out of Lorraine Mills. Wage House offers a range of shows including improvisation, sketch, original theater, and variety.
